Strawberry Moon

Last Friday was the solstice, the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the start of  astronomical summer. It also happened to be a full moon, the “Strawberry Moon.”

Here it is, rising in the east over Encino in the distance and Griffith Park beyond that. Not the Sun, but orange for the same reason as sunset or sunrise is so orange – the passage of that white light through miles and miles of thick atmosphere.

There are a ton of truly spectacular professional photographs out there with the rising, full, Strawberry Moon and mountains, landmarks, and spectacular scenery captured as well. I’m just amazed that anyone with a recent model cell phone can do something like this with little to no planning or skill.